Name |
Dr. James A. Smith, P.Eng
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School |
School of Engineering and Information Technology
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Program |
Electronic Systems Engineering
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Academic and Professional Designations |
B.A.Sc - Mechanical Engineering , Faculty of Engineering – U of Waterloo
M.A.Sc – Systems Design, Faculty of Engineering – U of Waterloo
Ph.D. – Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics – U of Waterloo
P.Eng. – Professional Engineer |
Title |
Professor and Program Coordinator
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Courses Taught | -
EECE71345 – Introduction to Engineering Projects
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MATH71620 – Math 1
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MATH71630 – Math II
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PHYS71165 – Physics II
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Areas of Expertise & Interest |
Project management and development |
Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities |
University of Waterloo, Dept of Computer Science, Asst. Professor: -
taught courses in programming, data structures, operating systems, design automation.
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Visiting Professor, MMC Training Center, Hong Kong
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Visiting Research Scientist – Stanford University
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Waterloo Scientific/Philips Analytical: Senior Mechanical Designer, VP Software, VP R&D and Manufacturing, Director of R&D and Manufacturing, Senior Mechanical Designer, shareholder:
led design and development of systems for the semiconductor inspection industry: laser beam mapping systems, resistivity mapping system, X-ray diffraction system, critical dimension mapping system, laser beam semiconductor writing system
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Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications | -
Co-author of three university level textbooks on structured programming
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Smith, J.A. "A New Routing Technique to Reduce Interconnection Crossings", Journal of Design Automation and Fault-Tolerant Computing
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Patent #5475728 -Eucentric Motion System, Smith et al
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Member of Steering Committee – Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science (York University
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